While researching psychology-related books, I found one author in particular, Jennifer Traig, who published Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood. Jennifer also contributes to the Forward and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and has co-authored many books published by the Chronicles. Jennifer Traig style of writing involves real life situations and examples of her own scrupulosity, a hyper- religious form of obsessive compulsive disorder, that she describes in details as a disease that constantly overpowers her own thoughts and actions. This book is about Triag battling her scruples OCD to gain control over her life. The goal of this paper is to bring the topic of scrupulously OCD into discussion by connecting the rituals, religious
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As Traigs scruples progressed, it led her into becoming Anorexic, a Hypochondriac, diagnosed with Appendicitis, and becoming more violent towards herself and her family. She would often have visions of herself stabbing her mother, even though she loved her mother and would never do something so violent. The outcome of these diseases caused Traig to become ill, while her parents were left trying to process the effect of their daughters OCD. Traig was aware of the concern she was putting on her family, but she couldn 't control it, so she would often punish herself by dropping objects onto her feet or purposely ramming into walls. Traig would often say, ‘’I wanted to hurt myself, not badly, but enough to cause some discomfort’’(Traig 201.) As Traig aged her scruples would often go through recessions and recoveries stages, so she often spent time in psych wards and therapy. This led her to become an expensive child, with all the therapy and drugs that were prescribed over the years (Traig …show more content…
I wanted a book that was informational and kept my interest. Traig gave real life experiences and struggles that she went through as a young child. She provided much information about her scruples disease that is psychology related. An obsessive compulsive disorder is one of many psychological disorders that many suffer from. Traig goes into details to inform the reader that her compulsions controlled her behavior and action for most of her teen years. Traig went through these struggles to become a perfectionist with her rituals, and Jewish beliefs. Scrupulosity OCD is related to psychology because the compulsions cause guilt about morals or religious issues, which are unwanted by its sufferers. They must complete thoughts, feelings, behaviors and sensations that the compulsions demand. It can also lead to other disorders like, anxiety, and depression
As Traigs scruples progressed, it led her into becoming Anorexic, a Hypochondriac, diagnosed with Appendicitis, and becoming more violent towards herself and her family. She would often have visions of herself stabbing her mother, even though she loved her mother and would never do something so violent. The outcome of these diseases caused Traig to become ill, while her parents were left trying to process the effect of their daughters OCD. Traig was aware of the concern she was putting on her family, but she couldn 't control it, so she would often punish herself by dropping objects onto her feet or purposely ramming into walls. Traig would often say, ‘’I wanted to hurt myself, not badly, but enough to cause some discomfort’’(Traig 201.) As Traig aged her scruples would often go through recessions and recoveries stages, so she often spent time in psych wards and therapy. This led her to become an expensive child, with all the therapy and drugs that were prescribed over the years (Traig …show more content…
I wanted a book that was informational and kept my interest. Traig gave real life experiences and struggles that she went through as a young child. She provided much information about her scruples disease that is psychology related. An obsessive compulsive disorder is one of many psychological disorders that many suffer from. Traig goes into details to inform the reader that her compulsions controlled her behavior and action for most of her teen years. Traig went through these struggles to become a perfectionist with her rituals, and Jewish beliefs. Scrupulosity OCD is related to psychology because the compulsions cause guilt about morals or religious issues, which are unwanted by its sufferers. They must complete thoughts, feelings, behaviors and sensations that the compulsions demand. It can also lead to other disorders like, anxiety, and depression